Obituary: Vera M. (Thompson) Sanders

Vera M. (Thompson) Sanders, 91, of Five Forks Road, Waynesboro, Pa., passed away Friday, Feb.1, 2013, in the Waynesboro Hospital.
Born March 18, 1921, in the Elbrook area of Quincy Township, she was the daughter of the late Ira O. and Lillie (Hahn) Thompson. She lived her entire life in Quincy, Pa., where she attended Pigeon Hill School.
She married Walter B. Sanders on April 26, 1941, in the United Church of Christ in Hagerstown, Md. They were married 37 years before Walter’s death Aug. 27, 1978.
Mrs. Sanders was a member of Solomon’s United Church of Christ where she was a member of the choir and Ladies’ Aid Society. She was a member of National AARP and the South Chapter AARP #2977. She was a member of the “Kitchenaires” (ladies kitchen band) of the South Chapter American Legion Ladies Auxillary.
She is survived by a son, Charles W. Sanders and his wife, Karen, of Fayetteville, Pa.; a daughter, Sara C. Funk and her husband, Richard of Greencastle, Pa.; three grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Rosalie Bonebrake and Thelma
Rock; and two brothers, Ira Edgar “Ed” Thompson and Charles Thompson.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb.7, 2013, in Solomon’s United Church of Christ, 1594 Swamp Fox Road, Chambersburg, Pa., with Rev. Peter E. Emig officiating. Burial will follow in Grindstone Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Solomon’s United Church of Christ building fund, 1594 Swamp Fox Road, Chambersburg, Pa. 17201.
Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, Waynesboro, is handling the arrangements.
Online condolences may be expressed at:
www.bowersoxfuneralhomes.com

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